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   Love Yourself by imnotinclinedtomaturity

   Fandoms: Phandom/The Fantastic Foursome (YouTube RPF)  

   • Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   02 Feb 2026

   Tags

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   • Dan Howell/Phil Lester
   • Dan Howell
   • Phil Lester
   • Louise Pentland
   • singer!dan
   • Coffeeshop AU
   • Barista!Phil
   • Slow Burn
   • Language
   • eventual explicit sex
   • some bi/homophobia
   • Happy Ending
   • lots of bi pride
   • Service Top
   • maybe a bit too much alcohol in the first 35 chapters if we're being honest
   • fixing your relationship with alcohol
   • attempted blackmail (not by MCs)
   • attempted forced outing
   • Coming Out
   • being unhappy with your life and finally doing something about it
   • dan howell as a subby bottom (sorry king we didn't know)
   • Kink Awakening
   • explicit kink
   • smut marked and skippable if you prefer

   Summary

   A lot of things about Dan's life are pretty great. He gets to make the music he wants, he's got a great fanbase, and his manager is his best friend. A few things about his life suck a bit more. He's currently lacking inspiration, he's rather lonely, and he's stuck in a rut.

   Dan's been going to the same coffee shop for years. It's quiet, it's quaint, it's near his home. Most importantly: none of the employees give a shit that's he a world-famous singer. Things change when he meets the new barista.

   ***

   A story about learning to be better at communication and figuring out how to shape your life into something that makes you happy and practicing vulnerability.

   Series

   • Part 1 of Love Yourself

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   376,117

   Chapters:

   44/?

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